Tobias van Schneider

Hi, I'm Tobias, a German designer living in New York. I'm the author of this blog, nice to meet you!

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22 Apr 2025 • 5 min read

The story of the Orange — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №264

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7 Apr 2025 • 10 min read

The future of the designer — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №263

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26 Mar 2025 • 4 min read

The lost art of meaning & the aesthetic trap — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №262

The lost art of meaning & the aesthetic trap This article is dedicated to Surya, now a friend and once a talented junior designer on my team who has since grown into quite the successful man. This essay is born out of one of the many conversations I had with

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18 Mar 2025 • 7 min read

First movers & last standers — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №261

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25 Feb 2025 • 7 min read

The great manipulation — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №260

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17 Feb 2025 • 3 min read

The unexamined life is not worth living — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №259

Last week I wrote about "Style is the answer to everything", a short personal meditation on style and a subtle nod to one of my favorite poems by Charles Bukowski. If you missed it, I highly recommend you read it. You can now read it here on my

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10 Feb 2025 • 3 min read

Style is the answer to everything — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №258

Welcome back and if you're new here, welcome to DESK! In case you missed my last essay "Objects of Affection", you can now read it here as online version. Please share it with friends or colleagues if it resonated with you. For this week, I got

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3 Feb 2025 • 6 min read

Objects of Affection — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №257

As always, if you missed last weeks email, its now on my blog. Last week I shared my big bucket list "Designs of my Dreams" with you. Feel free to forward this article to friends or colleagues if you like, its now open to everyone to read. Designs

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26 Jan 2025 • 9 min read

Designs of my dreams — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №256

Many new subscribers joined over the last week, welcome everyone to DESK (: In case you missed it: In my last essay I wrote about why we are taking steps backward in a world that keeps moving forward. From vintage Instagram filters to the resurgence of vinyl records, there's

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20 Jan 2025 • 4 min read

One step forward, two steps backwards — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №255

⏱️ Average reading time: 4 minutes 🎵 Soundtrack of this essay: Listen here while reading It's a curious paradox: Scroll through your Instagram feed or peek at your own profile and you'll likely find pixel perfect, high-resolution photos deliberately aged and weathered with analog filters and effects. We&

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The story of the Orange — from the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №264

The future of the designer — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №263

The lost art of meaning & the aesthetic trap — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №262

First movers & last standers — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №261

The great manipulation — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №260

The unexamined life is not worth living — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №259

Style is the answer to everything — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №258

Objects of Affection — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №257

Designs of my dreams — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №256

One step forward, two steps backwards — From the Desk of van Schneider — Edition №255

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